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The guided-missile frigate USS Taylor (FFG 50) departs Naval Station Mayport for a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. This is Taylor's final deployment as the ship is scheduled to be decommissioned in 2015.

A frigate based at Mayport Naval Station is being inspected for damage after running aground while mooring in Samsun, Turkey.

The USS Taylor is one of two U.S. Navy ships deployed to the Black Sea to provide security assistance during the Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia. After the incident, Navy officials said the frigate is out of operation for the time being.

No one was injured in the incident.

The Taylor and the USS Mount Whitney — an amphibious command ship that serves as the 6th Fleet flagship — were in the area for "scheduled maritime security operations" the Navy said, and were prepared to assist with evacuations or other tasks in case of an emergency.

Timothy is the managing editor of the Jacksonville Business Journal.

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